Garment support or the like



Dec. 19, 1922. 1,439,165

- M. L HAWKS.

GARMENT SUPPORT OR THE Lmz.

FILED APR 12 1919'.

Inventor,

Moses L Hawks,

Attorney.

Patented Dec. 1922.

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Application filed Apri1 12,1'9I9. SerialNo; 2259,6873; 1 i

a T o all whom t mag/ concern"; y y

' ;Be .1tknownlthat l, MosnsL; HAWKs, a

citizen o'flthe United States, "and residentlot,

i a New York, in thecounty New York and 5 State -of' NeW;York, haveinyented certain I new and nsefulflinproyenaents iii- Garment 'isaqsp fibati e. r-r a a Th s inventionr rela-tes to garment suppbrtrsj, lnoire-rpaiiticularly to mews'sns enag ersand to garment supports siich as art rs; It is knownthat the elastic webbing WhlCli is usually employed infthe construction of such supporters deteriorates due to the rotting or zo x i-dation ofythe rubber. ,One of the objects of the present invention is togovercome this effect by providing. a substitute elastic element of springmetal; such for instance, as closed. coils of helically ound Wire preferably -of some non-oxidizable metal, as for instance, German silver." Another object a of the invention is to provide a;

garment supporter which furnishes the necessarysupport" and tBIiSlOIl, and WhlCll ported partsand which can readily be otherwise, but positively adjusted to takeup unnecessary length or to rshorten the same. Other objects of the invention are toprovide a simple, practical-land .efficientsupporting means, as for garments, or otherapparel parts which are subjected to tension When innse; I I f t H, e M

These being among-the objects of the presvent invention, the same consists of certain features of a construction and combinations of parts tobe hereinafter described a and then claimed with referenceto the accompanying drawings illustrating a desirable em-bodinre nt of theinvention; that is, in connection Figural, is a tront eleration of a portion of a pair of 'rnens suspenders showing the normal uposition ot the parts when; not

placed under tensions saicl figure being partly in; sectionon ithe linelflt Fig. 2.

witlrm ens suspenders, and in which unw- Eigure k 2,. is -a side elevation of the same Sup ortsor thelike, of which? the following adjusts itself automatically to the degree of r m tension caused by the supporting orusupparts section O Ilf the line i Fig. 1; and

t Figure 3, is a front elevationof I i shown m Fig. 1; said partsfcbeing' placed under tension.

Inthe drawings applicable not only to-lsuspenders butto stocking supporters 'or .other;apparel parts. A flexible band orstrap l O; of non-elastic; fabric, that is to say; fabric which contains norubber, is provided to serveas a connect ing mediu-m'betw een, for instance, the Ina-in The? i suspenders and the suspender ends. suspenders. 11, are adaptedto support a guiding and binding member, preferably of' flat2 sheet DQQtELL'SLIICl being-provided" with three apertures formed byparallel-slotsf, 18, Hand 15, which member furnishes a take-up device for adjusting the length between the susa suitable -constru-ctionif'or mens suspenders is illustrated although 1t 18 to be understood that the inventiontis penders'll, andthe suspencler ends. These suspenders 1l1have attachec l' thereto an ad-- elastic fabric webbing16, (and said strap is first passed by its free end through the slot 13 in the guiding-member 12, over abrossbar 17, then'through the intermediate slot: 14, below which the free or tab endof the said attaching strap, 1 6 may depend. It will be noticed that by lacingthe said flexible4attachingstrap through the guiding member asadescribed; a number of bights are "produced in the same thereby holding the strap to'the place to which it has beenadjusted. Thesaidattachingstrap can read ly justable flexible attaching strap Iof-nom 7 be adjusted by dra in out that port-ionjof b the strap between-the ;s ots 13 and 14 infthe form of .a loop twhiuchiwill permit :the strap strap 10. To one endpfrtheiband or Q t which end theintermediate portion 21, oil

the sgiid'spi'in'g iseontined by a portion of the bend or stra'plO, which: is passed around itand stitched to the body of the said bend or'strap; sziid spring Will then have projectingend-portions hich can lQBcPlZLCGCl in pa'rellel as shown at 22, and'the extremi tiesof thehelical spring may :be anchored in "any suitable inanner'to a metallic guide loop or member 23. The preferred manner of attaching thesa'id spring togthe gu-ide-loop 23, is to form eyes or hooks 24:, on the ex fitreinities of solid springf'end;to engagethe" se ne withthe body of the inetalguide loop guide-loops or members are usually formed of single j pieee of 'Wire-I'bent' into the" form are 1:00 with the endszbrought near together facing eachoth er, and thisbeingso; it' is afl'very simplejnetterf to bend-fthe end- M portionsof'jthe wireformingthe loop so that'fthe eyes "or hooks 24, ma be engaged therewith, after whichf the ends of the Wire I ofsaid loopi ay bebent bacl ctotheiii magi; nal, position in tilig'nnien'twith; each other,

' Tothefsamecross-betr ofthe guide-loop 23to' e whiehflthe mettllicspring" is zittaehedf the; Mother-end longer'end portion of the looped bend or stra 10, may also be attached lt Will/be seen; therefore, that onee'mloi? the flexible bandgor strep"1i0,jxi1d the extremities of the me 9.11m spring" 2O are secured to the over the other teross bar ofthe loop 23, the

7 sii'spender lendT25, "orother niembeii as of stocking supporters, 1s guidedso as to have free mo V'ementQif such n' ove'inent be desired, as, Wouldbes'oin the easegofa suspende'r end.

It is preferred .to guard and surround the i'najorportlon, at least, of the described tensioning construction; 'asQby a sheath or "flat tube 26,-",composed preferably of flexible ma,- terial Esu'ch asleather or fabric; the o'ppo site walls of said sheath being secured togethei'nnd to thefleidbleband or sti'zt 'i 10.1

" es'by ailine of stitching 27, 1 I'tjWill be ob scrvedthut the seidjshe'zith extends asshown' from :17 point adj spent" themetul loop Et'o 50,

kpoint adjaeent theguidiug imi'dibinling member 121 se that the part prevented struction hfthe desoi ibed det 'ice therefi's but 1 one eeltistic tension element the same being p ieferobl'y"attacked byi the tension 'as the midlength thereof, so that a pull exerted by the? band 1 or strep 3 10," upon, the Yilnterme diateiportion will pullinore or lessequally upon the 'p arallel end portions of the spring,

the flexible band vorj strap 10, slidin g easily 'and'freelybyer the cross-bar -18, oftheguid- .ing-inemb'et'. "12/ It willf'also be observed I said loop member; and mm loop member and Wit-hm it will Y that there are but few pai'ts ond that there mQ lber, firmlysecured fit the looped portion tamen d of' s'zi-idbend v and means for securing the other end of saioldoend and the endS of said ela's y p 7 so 2; device fqthex class, described, in combination,- "aloope'd flexible band, it guid sl efierg e d b n j p' d h la s spring, fivmIyse urd at the loopedgp'ortion by disposing somefof itscoils within "aL- part of sztidband, andineans for securing another; part of said band end the endsof spring} 3. 1119; de'trice of Itlie closs described; in coinloinatiomn looped fleizibleb' ltfldi a; g'uid '1 ing niember for saidbandya looped jlelztstic member of spring'wire and, consisting v t of twoparallel portions composed helically arranged eonvolution's endnn 'intermediate portion at the loop -end, san d inter mediate portion beingsecuredto apart of said band,,alnd nieanstorfsecuring another pa-rtjof sta -id bandfend the. end coils d elasti'emnember. V p i 4:. In 2nd "vice otithe classdesci'ibed; in combination a, looped flexible band, a guidmg meniber for s'aid'band', a looped elestic member secured at the looped portionto one en d of said balnd, and consisting of spring wire formed in helicaliconvolutions, and a metallic loop, the other end'of said bandbefing secure d to itfas are also the end portions of said elastic memb r;

5. In a device of 'thedclassdescribed, in combination, a,;looped flexible band. eguiding' memberffor said band; af helical tension spring secured to one pin-mi saidba-nd, and looporeye in'einber y-nn end of said spring having an eye-or hook whichis hookedoiitoanother part oi -sold hand secured together. 61 In a device oit 'tlieblziss described, in combination, a looped flexible bend, afguiding "member for s'aid bend, a, looped helical spring-, firmly secured at the looped portion by disposing soineo itscoils within' a port of said band means for securing another 7 part of: band and the other ends ofjsaiid spring, and gt sheath for the operating palrts ofsaid spring.

7-. In a devicefof the-classdescribed' ili 1 25 combination',;a looped flexible band,"a guiding member for said band, alooped, distensi b1e,elastie member; of spring ire; and "0on sisting of parallel portions having eyes or a sheath enclosing those portions of said hooks, and composed of helically arranged structure in which said parallel springpor- 10 convolutions and an intermediate portion at tions are located, and, by which said spring the loop-end, said intermediate portion beportions are guided;

ing secured to one end of said band, a me- Signed at New York, in the county of New tallic loop Withwhich said eyes or hooks York, and State of New York, this tenth are engaged, means for securing another part day of April A. D. 1919.

of said band and the said metallic 100p, and MOSES L. HAWKS. 

